During the summer immediately after the GCSE exams Year 11 students should start looking ahead to the next stage of their education and begin to prepare for A Level transition. Starting Sixth Form studies is an exciting time and we would like students to look at their chosen subjects and begin preparing for a successful start.
All the transition work for the A Level subjects is available below to download during the summer. The learning tasks will help consolidate subject content, develop key skills, prepare students for their first topics in each A Level subject, and suggest areas for wider reading. Students should bring the completed transition work and/or evidence of these tasks to their first day of lessons, ready to hand into their teachers.
If you have been offered a place at TWGSB, met the entry requirements and accepted your place on Results Day, you will be advised of the date to start Sixth Form (5th September for 2023). You will need to arrive at 08:30 on that first day in business dress (see Sixth Form Dress Code) ready for our induction programme (see below). Lessons will begin the following day.
At TWGSB, we carry out a series of activities to support the students in making a successful transition into Sixth Form life and studies. This includes study skills sessions on the first day of term and team-building activities in the first week (including a trip to Bewl Water, 8th September 2023), focusing on making strong working relationships with their peers and understanding how to approach the challenges and demands of A Level studies.
Furthermore, we hold an Induction Evening for students and parents in September. This involves a talk by the Sixth Form Pastoral Team and former students on a range of topics such as the assessment process and the support that is in place for students, how to work towards academic success, and the opportunities to develop a range of skills that are available in our Sixth Form. Sixth Form life is quite different from studying further down in the school and the purpose of this evening is to set out clear expectations from the outset, as well as to present the opportunities available to our students.
Sixth Form Transition Work 2023